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Abstract

A salvage excavation in the western Bet Neṭofa Valley exposed a square foundation, three large stone bases and three milestones. The three milestones are inscribed in Latin and seem to have been erected along a road that ran from north to south in two main phases: during the days of Hadrian (120 CE and 130 CE), and later, during the reign of Constantine (333–337 CE). The stone-built foundation dates to the fourth century CE. One of its stones bore a worn relief of an animal, probably a lion in profile. Its location beside the road suggests that it was a roadside installation, probably serving a cultic purpose. These findings attest to a major road intersection near the city of Ẓippori when Roman imperial road construction began in the region.

Keywords

Galilee, Roman imperial road system, epigraphy, art, cult

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